Emigrant Gap, California
Emigrant Gap | |
|---|---|
 Shell gas station in Emigrant Gap | |
  Emigrant Gap Location in California | |
| Coordinates: 39°17′49″N 120°40′22″W / 39.29694°N 120.67278°WCoordinates: 39°17′49″N 120°40′22″W / 39.29694°N 120.67278°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  California |
| County | Placer County |
| Elevation | 5,190 ft (1,582 m) |
| Population (2016 [1]) | |
| • Total | 80 [1] |
| ZIP codes | 95715 [1] |
| Area code(s) | 530[3] |
Emigrant Gap (formerly, Wilsons Ranch)[4] is an unincorporated community in Placer County, California.[2] The Emigrant Gap community is located 0.25 miles (0.4 km) southwest of the Emigrant Gap landmark.[4] It lies at an elevation of 5190 feet (1582 m).[2]
The Wilsons Ranch post office opened in 1865, changed its name to Emigrant Gap in 1868.[4] The name Wilsons Ranch honored a stage stop operator.[4]
Climate[]
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Emigrant Gap has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.[5]
| Climate data for Emigrant Gap, California | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °F (°C) | 44 (7) |
47 (8) |
50 (10) |
57 (14) |
64 (18) |
74 (23) |
81 (27) |
85 (29) |
75 (24) |
65 (18) |
52 (11) |
45 (7) |
61 (16) |
| Average low °F (°C) | 24 (−4) |
25 (−4) |
26 (−3) |
30 (−1) |
36 (2) |
42 (6) |
47 (8) |
45 (7) |
42 (6) |
36 (2) |
29 (−2) |
25 (−4) |
34 (1) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 12.7 (320) |
11.5 (290) |
10.3 (260) |
5.4 (140) |
3.3 (84) |
1.2 (30) |
0.2 (5.1) |
0.3 (7.6) |
1.1 (28) |
3.8 (97) |
8.1 (210) |
11.4 (290) |
69.5 (1,770) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 54.6 (139) |
45.8 (116) |
52.1 (132) |
25.4 (65) |
6.5 (17) |
0.5 (1.3) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.1 (0.25) |
2.2 (5.6) |
19.6 (50) |
43.8 (111) |
250.6 (637.15) |
| Average precipitation days | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 86 |
| Average snowy days | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 4.8 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 4.6 | 7.1 | 42.4 |
| Source: Weatherbase [6] | |||||||||||||
References[]
- ^ a b c "Emigrant Gap (zip 95715), California People". www.bestplaces.net. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Emigrant Gap, California
- ^ "City of Emigrant Gap, CA Zip Codes - ZipCode.org". zipcode.org. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- ^ a b c d Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 482. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- ^ "Emigrant Gap, California Köppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase)". Weatherbase. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- ^ "Weatherbase.com". Weatherbase. 2013. Retrieved on December 18, 2016.
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